The king of the East China Sea came to the Tired Marquis Mansion as usual to "sit in the hall", and the doormen and servants had long been accustomed to it, not blocking or informing, allowing him to enter and exit freely, and behind his back they all said that he had a "very good tutor" during this time.

Indeed, under the urging of the Tan family, the king of the East China Sea was extremely concerned about helping Han Ruzi compete for the throne, and worked tirelessly to give advice and dedicate all his resources, which was more enthusiastic than his own struggle for the throne.

Han Ruzi didn't intend to waste this hard-won enthusiasm.

"Do you still have more contact with the Cui family?" Han Ruzi asked.

The king of the East China Sea took off his mud-stained boots, ordered his entourage to take them out and clean them up, and sat cross-legged on the chair that Han Ruzi usually sleeps on, "It's okay, I'm too busy to take care of them, but the princess often goes." The King of the East China Sea sneered, "The Cui family is proud now, you and the champion Hou are both the sons-in-law of the Cui family, whoever becomes the emperor will have a queen in their family, no one in the Cui family will come to pat your ass?" ”

"Nope." Han Ruzi also felt strange, almost all the Xungui families in the capital tried every means to establish contact with the tired marquis, but the Cui family was silent, and even the second son, Cui Teng, did not show up, either changed his mind, or was watched closely by his father.

"Don't worry, you get ready, when the Cui family really comes, don't be polite, what do you want, the lion opens his mouth widely, don't worry, you can't swallow the Cui family."

Han Ruzi smiled.

"Why are you asking the Cui family?" The King of the East Sea asked.

"I want you to do me a favor."

The King of the East China Sea was silent for a while, "I have already moved out of the Cui Mansion, just maintaining a superficial kinship, Cui Hong recommended me, but in fact, I had the permission of the Champion Hou beforehand - they felt that I was not a threat at all." ”

"The alliance between Mrs. Cui and Champion Hou is just a pure relationship of interest, and there are many years of family affection with you after all."

The king of the East China Sea sneered, and finally said, "Family affection...... Okay, there is still a little bit of family affection left, no need to use it in vain, what do you want me to say to Cui Hong? ”

"I got the news that the champion Hou appointed Wu Xiu as the chief of the Northern Army."

"I also heard that Wu Xiu will leave tomorrow, and I also heard that it was Wu Xiu who took the initiative to join the champion Hou, he went to the palace to visit the emperor two days ago, and went to see the champion Hou the next night, and was appointed soon after, do you say this means?"

The little emperor may die at any time, but unless he gets accurate news, Han Ruzi is reluctant to guess, "No matter what, Wu Xiu is a trouble, he is the emperor's uncle, and he is personally appointed by the champion Hou, and this trip to the northern army is a threat to Chai Yue." ”

"What do you want Cui Hong to do? He is the great Sima of the Southern Army, and he has always been an opponent of the Northern Army, and he can't speak in peacetime, and even more so now. ”

"I don't want Mrs. Cui to speak, I want him to send troops."

The King of the East China Sea was stunned for a moment, and then slapped his thigh, "It's really insidious—it's Yang Feng's idea, right?" ”

Han Ruzi didn't answer, and the king of the East China Sea smiled: "This is a good idea, although Wu Xiu's status is high, he is a coward, a big battle is imminent, even if it is just a sign, it can scare him to the core, who will the soldiers of the Northern Army support Chai Yue when the time comes?" But...... Is Chai Yue trustworthy? You've known each other for a short time. ”

"Some people can be trusted even if they've only met once."

The king of the East China Sea laughed twice, "I can't go out of the city, but I can write to Cui Hong." ”

"Can you convince him?"

"That's not easy, the fight is in full swing in the capital, and the southern and northern armies don't make any more movements, I'm afraid that they will be forgotten completely, and it's not for Cui Hongzhen to fight, just let him show that the southern army is still there, he will definitely be willing, I'm sure."

The servant brought in the cleaned boots and dressed them for the master, and the king of the East Sea went to the table, wrote a letter on the spot, and gave it to another attendant, ordering him to go out of the city at once to meet the great Sima of the Southern army.

When he was done, the King of the East Sea asked, "What else?" The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, the champion Hou will make a move, let's take the move, this is interesting, but we can't just defend, we also have to attack. ”

"What do you think?"

"There is one person, sooner or later, you have to fight for it, it's better to do it early."

"Shangguan Sheng?"

"It's him, the Zhonglang general Shangguan Sheng, who is in charge of the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Eighth Battalion of the Suwei, for the Queen Mother, the Eighth Battalion of the Suwei is a hundred times more important than the 'Guanghua Tigers', and winning Shangguan Sheng is more meaningful than winning the persistence of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces."

"But our ultimate plan is to hold Shangguan Sheng hostage...... I understand. Han Ruzi said with a smile, the more enemies the closer they become, just like him and the King of the East China Sea now, "It's not easy, Shangguan Sheng is only loyal to the Queen Mother, and this person is different from the Queen Mother's brother Shangguan Xu, who dares to do things." ”

"You have to make a show, the eighth camp of the guards is there, and if you don't try to win it over, it will make people suspicious, I heard that the champion Hou has been trying to get close to Shangguan Sheng."

"Well, you're right." Han Ruzi also picked up the pen and wrote a letter to show the king of the East China Sea.

"Hehe, Liu Kunsheng definitely didn't expect that he would suddenly become so important, but he has only been a lieutenant general for a few days, and he has no background, so he is ...... Forget it, it's just a matter of meaning anyway. ”

Liu Kunsheng was promoted to a Zhonglang general after his meritorious service, and was soon transferred to the lieutenant of the Northern Army.

Han Ruzi called Zhang Youcai, sealed the envelope, and ordered him to find someone to send to the Northern Army.

"There were originally a lot of noble children in the Eighth Camp of the Guards, but unfortunately they were all driven home, otherwise it would be a help, and they would all support you." The King of the East Sea deeply regretted it.

After all, the noble children of Kexun were more familiar with the Eighth Camp of the Su Guard, and Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea each wrote a few more letters, which were sent to different people, some of them directly requested, and some of them invited to meet each other, and they wanted to talk about it in person, all in all, they hoped to arrange a meeting between the Tired Marquis and Shangguan Sheng.

The two had lunch in the study, and after the meal, they met two visitors who had already made an appointment, nothing serious, just small talk, and the interaction with the Xungui family was like this, at least after more than two small talks, they could talk about serious things.

Not long after the visitor left, an uninvited guest came to the Hou Mansion.

After many days of training, Fu Cheng has calmed down a lot, and he is no longer as flustered as before, and after entering the house, he reported normally: "The king of England asks to see the tired marquis." ”

"Who?" Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea asked in unison.

"The King."

Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea glanced at each other, not understanding what this little uncle was doing.

The king of England only brought two retinues, and Yuan Zifan, a hopeful, did not follow.

"Is this your study? There are a lot of books. "The king of England walked into the house, looked around with his hands behind his back, he was a child who did not know how to be polite, when Emperor Wu died, he was not born for a short time, although he was titled, but he did not get the best teaching.

Although the King of England was young, his seniority was there, and Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea both stood up, smiling and nodding.

"You go outside and wait." The king ordered his entourage to sit on the chair where Yang Feng was often sitting, dangling his feet from the ground, and asked, "Why don't you go and play with me?" ”

Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea were stunned again, and the King of the East China Sea smiled: "You like to play with us?" ”

"Yes, it was so interesting to go back to the champion Hou's house last time, when will you go again?"

The King of the East China Sea laughed, Han Ruzi was dumbfounded, and couldn't help asking, "What about Yuan Zifan?" Why didn't I come with you? ”

"He managed too much, and I sneaked out." The king jumped out of his chair and came to the bookcase, "Are you practicing writing?" So will I. The king picked up the pen, crookedly wrote the word "gong", looked at it proudly, and threw down the pen, "Where are you going to play today?" ”

"Today's ......" Han Ruzi was trying to find a way to send this little uncle away, when the King of the East China Sea stepped forward and smiled at the King of England: "There are places to play, but now is the time to chat." ”

"Well, I like to chat, people in the house don't want to chat, Yuan Zifan often chatted when he first arrived, but now he doesn't either, he always runs out, but he doesn't let me go out."

"Where is Yuan Zifan going?" The King of the East China Sea glanced at Han Ruzi, saying that this was a rare opportunity, and he might be able to find out the special news.

The king shook his head indifferently, he didn't know where Yuan Zifan had gone, and he didn't care.

Han Ruzi stepped back, looked at King Ying, and couldn't help but think about his childhood, the same lack of teaching, but he was accompanied by his mother and knew that he hid his thoughts in front of outsiders, and King Ying was more like the King of the East China Sea who didn't study well.

"Do you know what we're doing, King?" The King of the East Sea continued to ask, a smile on his face.

"Chat."

"Didn't I say now, it was the past, remember? We were once in a room listening to an old man explain the rules. ”

"Oh, you said that you elected the emperor, of course I remember, I will be the emperor in the future, and I will make you a big official." The King is very bold.

"Thank you so much, but ...... The tired marquis also wants to be the emperor. The King of the East China Sea turned sideways and pointed to Han Ruzi who was standing behind him, "There is only one emperor, who should I choose?" ”

King Ying picked up the paperweight on the table and fiddled with it in his hand, "I am the son of Emperor Wu, of course I am the emperor." ”

The East Sea King smiled even more, "Who told you that you would definitely be the emperor?" ”

"Yuan Zifan." The King threw down his paperweight and yawned boredly.

"You don't know him, why do you believe him?"

The King of England looked at the King of the East China Sea, "Who said he didn't know?" I've known him since I was a child, but he wasn't called Yuan Zifan at that time, and I don't know why he changed his name......" King Ying covered his mouth with his hands, "I shouldn't have told you this, it's a secret." ”

Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea were both taken aback, and took turns to ask questions, but the King of England refused to reveal half a word, but asked to go out to play one by one.

The king of the East China Sea said to Han Ruzi, "How about it, take him out for a walk." ”

Han Ruzi understood his intentions, and the three of them appeared together for no reason, which would make many people misunderstand, thinking that the king of England had thrown himself into the tired marquis, and it was useless to explain afterwards.

Halfway through the afternoon, I couldn't go too far, Han Ruzi said, "Let's go to Dongshi, it's lively." ”

The King of England cheered and smiled, "I knew there was nothing wrong with coming to you. ”

The King of the East Sea asked, "Do you know I'm here?" ”

"I went to your house, and they said you were in the Tired Hou Mansion."

The king of the East China Sea led the way, Han Ruzi and King Ying walked behind, and just out of the door, Han Ruzi suddenly asked: "Yuan Zifan was a eunuch in the past, right?" ”

The King smiled and said, "Hey, did you know him before?" ”

Han Ruzi smiled and said nothing, he guessed, the king of England has not been out much, and nine out of ten people he knows are from the palace, and Yuan Zifan has obviously made some disguises for his appearance.

"Let's not go to the East Market, let's visit the prime minister, he has been sick for several days." Han Ruzi said.

"Is it fun there, Prime Minister?" The King asked.

"It's a lot of fun." Han Ruzi said that Yin Wuwu wanted to stay out of the matter, so he would send the trouble to him. (To be continued.) )